<The problem of the River Yamuna is a problem of pollution andencroachments.
Both have to be tackled to restore the river to itsformer glory, felt experts
at a meeting organized in New Delhi on 19January, 2007, to discuss the river's
crisis in the context of India'swater problems, called by the Rashtriya Jal
Biradari.>Dear Nitya,
Both have to be tackled . Please do not stop till DONE.
DONE -Must be Simultaneously in 1 year. Do it right at all cost-show the WORLD!
A*24X365 Days a year.Enforce all the way from Himalayas to Allahabad.Definitely
in greater Dilli.
*Sewage leaving every home,every block of flats must and CAN be treated by
home/Flat owner- to a Almost Drinking Quality -Define Worst allowable
limits.ADQ or be penalized.
*Sewage leaving every local Nullah to meet a larger Nulla to be made the
sameADQ -Ensured by 2 adjacent Ward Committees-Or be penalized.
*Sewage+Storm Water Main Drains before disgorging to Yamuna must not exceed -
ADQ or be penalized
B Employ 100 floating barge-mounted bottom diggers to dig up the accumulated
putrfiying mass at Yamuna bottom-and deposit fish-bone like on both banks'
lowlying floodplain perpendicular to main stream.
All above possible technologically today. At fraction of costs imagined/spent.
I can Transfer same to you.
Best Regards
Mukul Mahant
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sat, 19 May 2007 13:48:34
+0000Subject: [WaterWatch] Jal Satyagraha launched in New Delhi
Jal Satyagraha launched in New Delhi19 May 2007The problem of the River Yamuna
is a problem of pollution andencroachments. Both have to be tackled to restore
the river to itsformer glory, felt experts at a meeting organized in New Delhi
on 19January, 2007, to discuss the river's crisis in the context of
India'swater problems, called by the Rashtriya Jal Biradari.Former Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh said people haveto be involved and
planning has to be decentralized for this to besuccessful. In Delhi, it is
essential that the public be made aware ofthe need to reduce and recycle water.
Rainwater harvesting is alsocritical to ameliorate the city's water problems.
"We should adoptdecentralized water collection methods and catch water where
itfalls," he said.Blaming the concept of sustainable development, he said this
was themain reason for environmental degradation. Rapid economic developmenthas
destroyed both manmade and natural water bodies in India. However,there were
many models of local water management by which it waspossible to arrest this
decline.Former chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board Paritosh
Tyagienumerated three measures that could solve Delhi's water crisis. Thesewere
plugging leakages in distribution, educating people to use lesswater and
accurate metering that would enable better service andhigher water tariffs. "If
all these are done properly, Delhi will notface a water crisis as it has
adequate supply of water."The Yamuna's flood plain is under threat from
development. TheCommonwealth Games Village, Metro railway stations and
otherdevelopments planned will reduce the area available for water rechargeby
half. It was 94 sq. km. but once these developments are complete,it will be
only around 47 sq km, he said. This means that the rechargepotential of the
flood plain for the city's groundwater aquifers willbe severely affected.Most
of the river's water is used for irrigation by riparian states –Uttrakhand,
Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. If irrigation efficiency isincreased by even 30
percent, it will make much more water availablefor drinking because irrigation
uses eight times as much water asdomestic users do. Delhi had a peculiar
problem of online boostersthat actually worsened the water situation because
these pumps drewair and dirt from outside pipelines into the water,
contaminatingsupply. "People should not use online boosters," Mr Tyagi
said.Arjun, who has worked with Jal Biradari for the past two decades, said
trees are father, and earth the mother, of water. Both have to be taken care of
to protect our water resources and ensure that groundwater and surface water
resources are adequate.Rajendra Singh said the government has to work in
partnership withpeople to manage water resources. "When people are given
ownership ofresources, they manage them with pride, responsibility and honesty.
Nogovernment can claim to do as good a job."In the area where his NGO, Tarun
Bharat Sangh works, people haverevived dead rivers through decentralized,
community centred watershedmanagement, he said. They have taken control of this
criticalresource. The Rajasthan government, under its former chief
minister,passed a cabinet order that no polluting or water-intensive
industrywill be allowed in the Alwar area, where TBS works. However, thecurrent
government overturned this order in 2004.As a result, 40 companies producing
bottled water and distilleriesacquired land for their operations in this belt.
"The people opposedthem, sat on dharnas outside their factories and we went to
court toget them shut. Nearly all except United Breweries have closed down
andwe have an on-going dharna outside their factory to force them toclose too,"
Mr. Singh said.Yamuna is in danger and no single organization or person can
handlethis. Everybody in Delhi has to come together to tackle its
problems.Instead of laying a concrete jungle, we should build a natural
jungleof 10,000 hectares on the flood plain of the river. The people shouldhelp
in reviving recharge structures and distributaries of the river.The Ridge
should be declared as a recharge zone and the baolis andtalaabs that existed
there should be restored. The ghats on the Yamunashould also be restored. The
Jal Satyagraha 2007 was also launched at the event. It aims toraise awareness
among school and college children. It will createawareness in both rural and
urban India on the optimal use of waterand need to recharge to groundwater. The
Satyagraha will work withmedia to raise public awareness on water-related
issues. It willadvocate water as a basic human right and hold camps in
differentstates. The campaign will also discourage people from using
bottledwater and drinking soft drinks. Lastly, it will work to stop
theprivatization of rivers and other water sources.Nitya Jacob__._,_.___
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